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Men Out of Focus: The Soviet Masculinity Crisis in the Long Sixties by Marko Dumancic 9781487505257
RRP: $115.50$100.88Men Out of Focus charts conversations and polemics about masculinity in Soviet cinema and popular media during the liberal period - often described as "The Thaw" - between the death of Stalin in 1953 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968... -
Bibliography of the Holocaust in Hungary by Randolph Braham 9780880336871
RRP: $168.00$132.07This is a unique and indispensable sourcebook for anyone interested in the catastrophe that befell Hungarian Jewry during the Nazi era. It includes close to six thousand annotated references to independent and periodical literature on all aspects of the... -
Romania Since 1989 by Catherine Durandin 9780880336611
RRP: $88.20$69.38The history of post-communist Romania has largely been read through a prism of political and economic change: the rise of democracy and capitalism snuffed out the crimes of communism, and the country rejoiced at the prospect of increased liberty and... -
Two Nations on Wheels - Greeks and Poles at the Crossroads: A Millennial History by Evangelos Spyropoulos 9780880336185
RRP: $115.50$92.21It has been about half a century since the end of the Greek civil war (1949) and the Stalinization of Poland (1949) as well as a decade since Poland's Democratization (1990). After the fall of Communism, the whole of Europe tends to integrate into a... -
Remember Hungary in 1956 - Essays on the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence in American Memory by Tibor Glant 9780880336161
RRP: $88.20$69.38Consisting of five essays examining the American portrayal of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, this title examines depictions in the New York Times, history, textbooks, fiction, prose, art, and memoirs of diplomats.Book InformationISBN... -
Ideas on Territorial Revision in Hungary, 1920-1945 by Miklos Zeidler 9780880336154
RRP: $105.00$82.99After World War I, Hungarian society became focused on revising the terms of the Peace Treaty of Trianon. This title examines the thinking behind the renegotiation of post-treaty boundaries.Book InformationISBN 9780880336154Author Miklos ZeidlerFormat... -
In the Name of Italy: Nation, Family, and Patriotism in a Fascist Court by Maura E. Hametz 9780823243396
RRP: $94.50$42.00What was the nature of justice in Italian Fascist society? Through the lens of the case of Luigia Paulovich, a legal appeal filed against the Prefect of Trieste in 1931, In the Name of Italy: Nation, Family, and Patriotism in a Fascist Court demonstrates... -
The Clash of Moral Nations: Cultural Politics in Pilsudski's Poland, 1926-1935 by Eva Plach 9780821420805
RRP: $50.38$43.76The May 1926 coup d'etat in Poland inaugurated what has become known as the period of sanacja or "cleansing." The event has been explored in terms of the impact that it had on state structures and political styles. But for both supporters and opponents... -
Bosnia: A Cultural History by Ivan Lovrenovic 9780814751794
$189.59While the contemporary political history of Bosnia has been played out on television for international audiences, the complicated cultural basis for recent historical events remains largely unknown. Why did Bosnians who spoke the same language fracture... -
Heavenly Serbia: From Myth to Genocide by Branimir Anzulovic 9780814706718
$209.69As violence and turmoil continue to define the former Yugoslavia, basic questions remain unanswered: What are the forces behind the Serbian expansionist drive that has brought death and destruction to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo? How did... -
Peacemakers: American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans by James W. Pardew 9780813174358
$59.81The wars that accompanied the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s were the deadliest European conflicts since World War II. The violence escalated to the point of genocide when, over the course of ten days in July 1995, Serbian troops under the command of... -
Religion and the War in Bosnia by Paul Mojzes 9780788504280
$37.86Nineteen American and Balkan scholars examine the role of religion in the war in Bosnia and Herzgovina. Representing Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and secular traditions, some authors regard religion as marginal to the conflicts while... -
Seeking Freedom and Justice for Hungary: John Madl-Mike (1905-1981), the Kolping Movement, and the Years in Exile by Valerie Mike 9780761865636
RRP: $184.80$162.73Seeking Freedom and Justice for Hungary is the story of the vigorous Catholic worker movement developed in Hungary after the devastations of World War I, unique in the history of twentieth-century Europe. It emerged from the revival of the institution... -
Intellectuals and the Communist Idea: The Search for a New Way in Czech Lands from 1890 to 1938 by Ladislav Cabada 9780739143766
RRP: $193.20$177.28Intellectuals and the Communist Idea describes how the Communist ideology penetrated into Czech culture and politics from the dawn of the twentieth century into the late 1930s, just before the outbreak of WW II in Europe. Based mainly upon the research... -
Moral Communities: The Culture of Class Relations in the Russian Printing Industry 1867-1907 by Mark D. Steinberg 9780520301924
RRP: $71.40$56.64This valuable study offers a rare perspective on the social and political crisis in late Imperial Russia. Mark D. Steinberg focuses on employers, supervisors, and workers in the printing industry as it evolved from a state-dependent handicraft to a... -
Ritual Murder in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Beyond: New Histories of an Old Accusation by Eugene M. Avrutin 9780253025814
RRP: $155.40$135.35This innovative reassessment of ritual murder accusations brings together scholars working in history, folklore, ethnography, and literature. Favoring dynamic explanations of the mechanisms, evolution, popular appeal, and responses to the blood libel,... -
Birth of Democratic Citizenship: Women and Power in Modern Romania by Maria Bucur-Deckard 9780253025647
RRP: $130.20$112.48What is it like to be a woman living through the transition from communism to democracy? What effect does this have on a woman's daily life, on her concept of herself, her family, and her community? Birth of Democratic Citizenship presents the stories of... -
The Jewish Revolution in Belorussia: Economy, Race, and Bolshevik Power by Andrew Sloin 9780253024510
RRP: $155.40$136.19Jewish life was changed fundamentally as Jews joined the Bolshevik movement and populated the front lines of the revolutionary struggle. Andrew Sloin's story follows the arc of Bolshevik history but shows how the broader movement was enacted in factories... -
Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) by Tim Judah 9780195376739
$145.15On February 17, 2008, Kosovo declared its independence, becoming the seventh state to emerge from the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. A tiny country of just two million people, 90% of whom are ethnic Albanians, Kosovo is central-geographically,... -
The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet Resources by M. Holt Ruffin 9780295996547
RRP: $182.70$159.45Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet ResourcesBook InformationISBN 9780295996547Author M. Holt RuffinFormat HardbackPage Count 413Imprint University of Washington PressPublisher University of Washington... -
Rural Development in Eurasia and the Middle East: Land Reform, Demographic Change, and Environmental Constraints by Kurt Engelmann 9780295996455
RRP: $182.70$159.45Rural Development in Eurasia and the Middle East: Land Reform, Demographic Change, and Environmental ConstraintsBook InformationISBN 9780295996455Author Kurt EngelmannFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint University of Washington PressPublisher University... -
Natalija: Life in the Balkan Powder Keg, 1880-1956 by Jill Irvine 9789639776975
RRP: $79.70$74.63The life story of a Serbian woman over a period of more than 70 years, preserved in memoirs, letters and mostly diaries, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of a life that takes place against the backdrop of extraordinary turbulence in the Balkans. It... -
Yugoslavia's Sunny Side: A History of Tourism in Socialism (1950s-1980s) by Hannes Grandits 9789639776692
RRP: $189.00$174.34Despite the central role of tourism in the political making of the Yugoslav socialist state after WWII and in everyday life, the topic has remained neglected as an object of historical research, which has tended to dwell on war and ethnicA" conflict in... -
The Roma: A Minority in Europe by Roni Stauber 9789637326868
RRP: $117.60$107.69The situation of the Roma in Europe, especially in the former communist states, is one of the more important human rights issues on the agenda of the international community, especially in the Euro-Atlantic bodies of integration. Within European states... -
From Solidarity to Martial Law: The Polish Crisis of 19801981; A Documentary History by Andrzej Paczkowski 9789637326967
RRP: $88.10$82.1395 documents on the events that represent a pivotal moment in modern Polish and world history: 16 months between August 1980 when the Solidarity trade union was founded and December 1981 when Polish authorities declared martial law and crushed the... -
Coca-Cola Socialism: Americanization of Yugoslav Culture in the Sixties by Radina Vucetic 9789633862001
RRP: $170.10$156.45This book is about the Americanization of Yugoslav culture and everyday life during the nineteen-sixties. After falling out with the Eastern bloc, Tito turned to the United States for support and inspiration. In the political sphere the distance between... -
Nationalism and Terror: Ante Pavelic and Ustashe Terrorism from Fascism to the Cold War by Giorgio Cingolani 9789633862063
RRP: $189.00$173.50This book covers the full story of the Ustasha, a fascist movement in Croatia, from its historic roots to its downfall. The authors address key questions: In what international context did Ustasha terrorism grow and develop? How did this movement rise to... -
Beyond Mosque, Church, and State: Alternative Narratives of the Nation in the Balkans by Teodora Dragostinova 9789633861332
RRP: $153.30$142.11By exploring the development of ethnic diversity and national tensions in Bulgaria and Bosnia, while also drawing parallels with Macedonia, this volume uses the three most diversely populated areas in the Balkans to tackle complex issues. What... -
Samuel Pufendorf and Some Stories of the Northern War 1655-1660 by Wojciech Krawczuk 9788323336990
RRP: $73.50$58.25The treatise was meant as an analysis of problems connected with the monumental work of Samuel Pufendorf on the reign of Charles X Gustav, King of Sweden. Printed in Nuremberg in 1696, it has not been systematically explored so far. The book of Pufendorf... -
The End and the Beginning: The Revolutions of 1989 and the Resurgence of History by Vladimir Tismaneanu 9786155053658
RRP: $205.80$190.74The book provides an analysis that takes into account the complexities of the Soviet bloc, the events' impact upon Europe, and their re-interpretation within a larger global context. Departs from static ways of analysis (events and their significance);... -
Urban Literacy in Late Medieval Poland by Agnieszka Bartoszewicz 9782503565118
RRP: $232.05$216.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503565118Author Agnieszka BartoszewiczFormat HardbackPage Count 508Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 998g -
The World to Come - Ukrainian Images of the Last Judgment by Liliya Berezhnaya 9781932650112
RRP: $88.10$72.66Icons and murals depicting the biblical scene of the Last Judgment adorned many Eastern-rite churches in medieval and early modern Ukraine. Dating from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries, these images were extraordinarily elaborate, composed of... -
Ukrainians in Canada: the Interwar Years: Book 1, Social Structure, Religious Institutions, and Mass Organizations by Orest T. Martynowych 9781894865425
RRP: $113.38$93.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781894865425Author Orest T. MartynowychFormat HardbackPage Count 674Imprint Canadian Institute of Ukrainian StudiesPublisher Canadian Institute of Ukrainian... -
War on the Eve of Nations: Conflicts and Militaries in Eastern Europe, 1450-1500 by Vladimir Shirogorov 9781793622402
RRP: $241.50$211.55In War on the Eve of Nations: Conflicts and Militaries in Eastern Europe, 1450-1500, Vladimir Shirogorov examines how Eastern European armed forces produced critical geopolitical changes in the region. Analyzing the interactions between changes in... -
Risen from Ruins: The Cultural Politics of Rebuilding East Berlin by Paul Stangl 9781503603202
RRP: $140.70$112.48In the aftermath of the Second World War, Berliners grappled with how to rebuild their devastated city. In East Berlin, where the historic core of the city lay, decisions made by the socialist leadership about what should be restored, reconstructed, or... -
Ukraine's Quest for Identity: Embracing Cultural Hybridity in Literary Imagination, 1991-2011 by Maria G. Rewakowicz 9781498538817
RRP: $207.90$191.39Ukraine's Quest for Identity: Embracing Cultural Hybridity in Literary Imagination, 1991-2011 is the first study that looks at the literary process in post-independence Ukraine comprehensively and attempts to draw the connection between literary... -
Globalizing Southeastern Europe: Emigrants, America, and the State since the Late Nineteenth Century by Ulf Brunnbauer 9781498519571
RRP: $98.70$87.36At the end of the nineteenth century, Southeastern Europe became a prime sending region of emigrants to overseas countries, in particular the United States. This massive movement of people ended in 1914 but remained consequential long thereafter, as... -
The Polish Experience through World War II: A Better Day Has Not Come by Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm 9781498510837
RRP: $94.50$82.93The Polish Experience through World War II explores Polish history through the lives of people touched by the war. The touching and terrible experiences of these people are laid bare by straightforward, first-hand accounts, including not only the... -
Jacques, the Frenchman: Memories of the Gulag by Jacques Rossi 9781487524067
RRP: $67.20$59.24Jacques Rossi is one of Stalin's most well-known victims. Author of The Gulag Handbook, a fascinating encyclopedia of the Soviet forced labor camps, Rossi spent twenty years in interrogation, prison, and Gulag detention. Born to a prominent Polish father... -
The Labyrinth of Dangerous Hours: A Memoir of the Second World War by Lilka Trzcinska-Croydon 9781487523343
RRP: $48.28$42.02Lilka Trzcinska was fourteen years old when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. The daughter of an architect, Lilka was a high school student at the time. When schools were closed by the occupier, she, along with her siblings, continued their education in...